The Idea Of Cultural Relativism Is Nothing

A Muslim Man Can Have Up To Four Wives. He Can Divorce His Wife Without Offering Any Reason, While It Is Quite Difficult For A Woman To Get A Divorce. The Testimony Of Two Women Is Equal To That Of One Man. Any Woman Who Wishes To Travel Needs The Written Permission Of Her Husband. And The Number Of Unemployed Women Is Four Times That Of Men.

I Have Never Been Convinced Throughout My Life That One Needs To Be Imitating Others. I Even Tell My Daughters Not To Look At Me As A Model. Everyone's Condition Is Different, And The Way That Each Person Lives His Or Her Life Is Different. What Is Important Is That One Utilizes One's Intellect And Not To Be 100 Percent Sure About One's Convictions. One Should Always Leave Room For Doubt.

The People Are Fed Up With Corruption And Embezzlement. They Object To Censorship. The First Thing That The People Of Iran Want Is Free Elections.

Lawyers Should Not Be Charged With The Same Crimes As Their Clients. Trials Related To Political Charges Are Not In Accordance With Human Rights.

In My Memoir, I Wanted To Introduce American Women To Iranian Women And Our Lives. I'm Not From The Highest Echelons Of Society, Nor The Lowest. I'm A Woman Who Is A Lawyer, Who Is A Professor At A University, Who Won The Nobel Peace Prize. At The Same Time, I Cook. And Even When I'm About To Go To Prison, One Of The First Things I Do Is To Make Enough Food And Put It In The Fridge For My Family.